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A new genus of ambrosia beetle from Melanesia (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborini).
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Zootaxa [Zootaxa] 2021 Mar 24; Vol. 4949 (1), pp. zootaxa.4949.1.9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Mar 24. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- A new genus of xyleborine ambrosia beetle, Melanesicus Beaver Petrov gen. n., with type species Xyleborus partitus Browne (1974) is described from the Melanesian region. The following new combinations are proposed: M. caledoniae (Beaver Liu, 2016) comb. n., M. deformatus (Browne, 1974) comb. n., M. granulosus (Schedl, 1975) comb. n., all from Xyleborus Eichhoff, 1864. Melanesicus tishechkini Petrov sp. n. is described from Vanuatu, and Melanesicus nukuruanus sp. n. Beaver from Fiji. The taxonomy, distribution and biology of the species included are briefly reviewed.
- Subjects :
- Ambrosia
Animals
Melanesia
Coleoptera
Weevils
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1175-5334
- Volume :
- 4949
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Zootaxa
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33757000
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4949.1.9